Hey, you’ve got your Atari in my Game Gear!

A clever modder has stripped out the guts of a Sega Game Gear only to replace …

Do you ever wish that your Sega Game Gear could last just a little bit longer on those six AA batteries you keep feeding it? Well, we may have just the answer for you. A clever hacker has found a way to make the classic handheld run for 7-8 hours on just two batteries. How? By replacing the guts of the Game Gear with those from an Atari 2600.

The mod, created by Chris Koopa, features the body of a Game Gear and the guts of a 2600. Games are viewed through a backlit 2.5" screen, which helps the system maintain such great battery life. Using an Atari Flashback 2, Koopa was able to cram the system with 40 pre-loaded games. However, the addition of a cartridge slot on the back ensures that you can still play any old 2600 cartridges that may be lying around.

It's always interesting to see the unique creations that modders come up with when combining different pieces of hardware. While this particular handheld might not be all that useful—the Game Gear was huge after all—it's still cool, though that tiny screen could make for some frustrating bouts of Pitfall.